Wooden Osage flute

Metal flute with leather casing

Wooden flute / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Generic wooden river cane flute. Resembles a Pima flute.

Tags: wooden flute, river cane, feathers, generic flute
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: social events, individual activities

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Anthropology Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Wooden flute

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Plains

Date:

20th century

Materials/Techniques:

reed, feathers

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Accession No:

84.889

Previous Number(s):

8400.889

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 12 1/2in. (31.8cm)
Width: 0 3/4in. (1.9cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

carved, carving, ceremony, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, flute, instrument, instruments, music, musical instruments, musicians, personal belongings, wood, woodworking

Cite this Page

Unknown. Wooden flute. 84.889. 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/84889 (11/01/2018).

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